Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a negligence case where a hotel guest was injured by a stray bullet. The court held that the hotel owner owed no duty to protect the guest because the shooting was not foreseeable under Kansas law.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a nonparty because it lacked standing to challenge district court orders in a receivership dispute. The court found the appellant failed to demonstrate injury or a legally protected interest in the assets at issue.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner seeking to challenge his convictions. The court dismissed the matter because the petitioner failed to argue against the district court's procedural rulings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to Jestin Tafolla, a state prisoner seeking federal habeas relief. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no substantial showing of a denial of constitutional rights across all asserted claims.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the appeal of Antonio Colbert, finding no non-frivolous grounds for challenge after counsel filed an Anders brief.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a federal prisoner's habeas corpus petition for lack of statutory jurisdiction. The court held that the petitioner must pursue his claims through a motion under Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five rather than a petition under Section two thousand two hundred forty-one.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a White employee's claim that mandatory racial sensitivity training created a hostile work environment. The court held that the allegations failed to meet the extremely high threshold required to prove a workplace permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, or insult.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a Fourth Amendment case involving warrantless observation through a motel window. A dissent argued that the majority eroded privacy protections by relying on a plain view doctrine that ignored the reasonable expectation of privacy behind closed curtains.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release, finding no abuse of discretion in the lower court's weighing of sentencing factors.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order hospitalizing a defendant for a dangerousness evaluation after finding him incompetent and unrestorable for trial. The court reversed the portion of the order that directed a formal psychiatric examination and report, ruling that step was premature and beyond the district court's authority.